The group present in almost all 200 countries in the world works with 61 plants with more than 5,000 employees in Romania. Romania is therefore its most important manufacturing partner in Europe, followed by Bulgaria, 39 plants, UK, 24 and Italy, 24. In all, Asos has manufacturing operations in 12 European countries.
Asos, however, works with a lot of plants in Asia, especially China and India, and less with others in Africa. Its number of partners in China and India, stands at a little more than 200 each.
Some of the largest textile plants in Romania, such as Alison Hayes and Oztasar, as well as smaller ones, manufacture apparel for the major British fashion groups, and some of them work exclusively for such customers.
Brexit and the financial problems of major fashion brands such as Debenhams and Topshop (Arcadia Group) have caused doubts about the future of the plants in Romania, which risk losing the contracts ensuring their survival. However, the data released by Asos show Romania remains an important manufacturing destination.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)